“I wanted to alert the Korean people to their insensitivity towards peace.” “Yasukuni shrine is a symbolic icon that hides the claws of Japan, that can start a war again. I burned the pictures thinking that I was burning down the shrine.” - Photographer Kwon Chul JEJU, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – A pile of [...]
SEOUL, Oct.1 (Korea Bizwire) – The internet is bursting with criticism over a Chinese fan who broke into actor Cho In-sung’s home. Ahn Woo-bin, a user of the portal site Naver, pointed out that the certain fan’s actions were way out of line, and unacceptable no matter how much she liked Cho In-sung. ‘Peek-a-boo Monkey’, another [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Do you remember the time when creamers, especially one named ‘Frima’, were a necessity along with sugar and coffee? Although they seem to have disappeared from Korea ever since the ‘americano‘ became the new trend, creamers are popular in Russia and Central Asia, being used not only as a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – SM Entertainment has filed a suit against Tao, an ex-member of the group EXO, and the Chinese production company that enabled his illegal activities. SM announced that the suit it filed against Tao and a Chinese album production company at a Beijing court in China had been officially submitted. The [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The 700-year journey of the statue of Buddha, which started in India where Buddhism was born, up to the point where it blossomed in the far east in Korea, will be summed up in one exhibit. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its move to Yongsan, the National Museum [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — As the Chuseok holiday has been prolonged to four days due to the adoption of a substitute holiday system, the booking rates of famous hotels, resorts, and camping sites are soaring. Of note, the Oak Valley Resort in Wonju, Gangwon province, the Daemyung Resort in Byunsan and the Incheon Songdo [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Drones mounted with high definition cameras are being used in many fields, and this time they have been put into use to manage golf courses. Asiad Country Club in Busan enlisted drones to help manage its golf course. Officials at the club anticipate that the drones will be able to record the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s No. 2 smartphone maker LG Electronics Monday it has launched a new flip smartphone amid the rising popularity of budget models among senior customers. The LG Wine Smart Jazz is an upgrade from the LG Wine Smart released in September last year, which was the first flip smartphone [...]
DAEGU, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – To celebrate the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and France, an exhibition featuring the works of Jean Charles de Castelbajac will be held at the textile museum of the Daegu Textile Complex (DTC). Since the DTC textile museum opened in May, the art world of the renowned French pop [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Orion announced that it had sold more than 150 million of its ‘Dr. You’ energy bars in the six years since the product was launched in 2009. The energy bar amassed sales of 28 billion won, with sales growing an average of 46 percent every year. The popularity of the [...]